=== What to see ===
==== River cruise ====
The best way to get your bearings around Budapest is to take one of the many 1-hour river cruises up and down the river first. If you got there in the morning, it's best to have the hotel arrange that for you, including a taxi to get to where that cruise starts. The metro system in Budapest isn't like Munich, it's entirely adequate, but you'll need some bearings first to use it. Once you got that, it's easier to navigate the different subways to get where you wanna go, and also get from the different places to the next. Make sure they also explain to you how to get back to the hotel.
The following is a list of things to see, more in priority order than geographical order. You'll have to plan your day trips to make sure you're not wasting too much time waiting for the metro or hopping from one train to the next. There are a few tips at the end of this list.